No Sulfites in Frey Wine--Interview with Luke Frey
Luke Frey introduced Biodynamic farming to the Frey Winery. This photo was taken in September during my visit.
Housemate Chef Jem sent this outstanding Interview with Luke Frey of the Frey Family my way. The interview is an outstanding review of the history of the Frey Winery.
I am going through it now.
This paragraph on the Frey Organic Wines Having No Sulfites caught my eye. To my understanding, it is the sulfites that cause headaches. Further internet research go many ways on this subject.
Do Sulfites Cause Headaches?
This article has a good explanation:
Sulfites and Wine: The Headache Connection
MAY 13, 2013 BY RACHEL SARNOFF
I love wine. Unfortunately, wine no longer loves me—the long headache isn’t worth the short buzz. But according to wine expert Olivier Magny, it’s not the wine itself that’s the problem, it’s the type of wine I’m drinking. Cheap wine. American wine. Sulfites in wine.
Olivier, who has taught the art of sommelier-ing to more than 100,000 students at his Paris-based O Chateau, has a problem with sulfites and wine. “Wine should never give you a headache,” he told me. “Good wine—which in my book doesn’t mean expensive but does mean well made—is guaranteed headache-free.”
Anyone who says I can drink as much wine as I want without a headache has me riveted—at least until the third glass.
And when Olivier talks about his book, he’s being literal: The man has published three, but it’s his latest, Into Wine: An Invitation to Pleasure, that captured my attention.
Anyone who says I can drink as much wine as I want without a headache has me riveted—at least until the third glass.
So I asked him about sulfites and wine. And here’s what he had to say:
Where do sulfites come from? Sulfites in wine may be of volcanic origin, but when used in cheap, mass-produced wine, they’re usually derived from petroleum and added in high quantities.
So sulfites cause headaches, right? Not exactly. High amounts of petroleum-based sulfites cause headaches; naturally derived sulfites, not so much–unless you’re drinking to excess. (As if!)
What is the purpose of sulfites in wine? Sulfites are antiseptic and antioxidant; they’re used to fight bacteria.
Are sulfites in wine bad? No. Without sulfites, wine has a hard time not reacting to heat, light, oxygen and transportation.
So how do we know if there are high levels of sulfites in wine? The wine has the faint smell of a snapped match and when you taste it, the tip of your tongue might be slightly anesthetized. And headaches are a dead giveaway.
http://www.mommygreenest.com/sulfites-and-wine-the-headache-connection/
EXCERPT FROM THE INTERVIEW IN APPLIED BIODYNAMICS NEWSLETTER
Luke Frey Describes His Early Emersion into Biodynamic Ideas
Soon after we started, I contacted Harald Hoven* because we needed to order some preparations. Harald introduced me to the Northern California group (BDANC). That same year, Harald and Dennis Klocek offered a six-day bio- dynamic intensive at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, California, which I attended. Each day, we spent time in the garden. Dennis and Harald lectured on many things. It was a kind of orientation to Goethean Science. I therefore had a rapid immersion into anthroposophy and biodynam- ics, and it totally changed my whole life. So, that’s how I got into biodynamics. The same year, I started to apply the preparations here. I rigged up a stirring station, and started spraying.
* Harold Hoven will be teaching a workshop in Tecate November 22-24, 2013
For more information,
THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW FROM APPLIED BIODYNAMICS NEWSLETTER,
SUMMER 2010
http://curezone.com/upload/Blogs/Your_Enchanted_Gardener/Luke_Frey_Interview2...
THE FREY BLOG
Cheesemaking on the Frey Farm
POSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013 – By Christian Saretzki
http://www.freywine.com/farm-and-garden-blog.html#A20130819
FREY WINE CLUB
http://www.freywine.com/wineclub.html
OTHER PLANT YOUR DREAM BLOGS ON LUKE FREY
Luke Frey: Biodynamic Farming Inspiration
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http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=2105976
UPCOMING EVENT WITH HARALD HOVEN
NOVEMBER 22-24 IN TECATE
EVENT WITH HAROLD HOVEN, NOVEMBER 22-24, 2013
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October 16, 2013
SUMMER 2010
NOVEMBER 22-24 IN TECATE